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Even though fire on a theater stage is far too dangerous, the two puppeteers Vivianne Mösli and Priska Praxmarer dare to tell the story of the fiery Lili, equipped with a blanket, a fire extinguisher and a big bathtub. Directed by Ruth Huber, the piece lasts about 50 minutes and begins in darkness with matches as the light source. 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It was written by Sarah Calörtscher and is directed by Giulia Rumasuglia, with an ensemble of Shabnam Chamani, Max Kraus, Till Schaffnit and Hanna Eichel. The play tells of a world without oil, where a geologist descends into a hole in the ground and meets an oracle suffering from burnout at the earth's core – an absurdly comic journey between the end of the world and new futures. 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The humourously absurd piece confronts us with traces of the past and questions of possible futures. On stage are Shabnam Chamani, Max Kraus, Till Schaffnit and Hanna Eichel.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/drill-baby-drill-59342/", "official_url": "https://theaterneumarkt.ch/en/kalender/drill-baby-drill/8529/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/398eea9bdc2c6ed76bedbc6547876e22f4ad344403670a7164baff83470cd3db-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen", "start": "2026-11-03T19:30:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-03T22:00:00+01:00", "place": "Bernhard Theater", "address": "Sechseläutenplatz 1, 8001 Zürich", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://tickets.bernhard-theater.ch/webshop/webticket/shop?event=15557&", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre/comedy/crime-comedy"], "description": "The Bernhard Theater presents 'Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen', a criminal comedy by Joseph Kesselring. The in-house production directed by Niklaus Helbling tells of the old ladies Alice and Martha Brunner in Zurich's Wiedikon quarter, who keep corpses in their cellar and become embarrassed when their nephew Jonathan arrives with his surgeon Dr. Einstein to hide a corpse there himself. A macabre, turbulent round of uninvited guests, policemen and poisoned elderberry wine begins. The 1941 play was the basis for the film starring Cary Grant and has delighted theatre audiences for decades.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/arsen-und-spitzenhaubchen-956/", "official_url": "https://bernhard-theater.ch/spielplan/arsen-und-spitzenhaeubchen/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5a8cfe79f667bea3e09e4c3079ca4e86ee77b4a254be5df05713a353e76de42e-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Vater Sprachen", "start": "2026-11-03T19:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Saal Neumarkt, Theater Neumarkt", "address": "Neumarkt 5, 8001 Zürich", "price": "Eintritt frei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.theaterneumarkt.ch/de/neumarkt/buyingflow/tickets/17539", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/adaptation", "stage/theatre"], "description": "«Vater Sprachen» is a theatre performance at Theater Neumarkt in which headphones bring sounds and voices up close to the audience. 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It follows the nineteen-year-old writer, whose diary-like self-portrait ranges from art, literature and midnight snacks to the beauty of nature, and who lets the devil appear as a possibility while longing for an intellectual counterpart, fame and love in the barrenness of Montana.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ich-erwarte-die-ankunft-des-teufels-783/", "official_url": "https://www.schauspielhaus.ch/de/spielplan/38198/ich-erwarte-die-ankunft-des-teufels", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8b0a65ce03a4be9146dbc17a466fe43f66699bb61cc4558db77b8314615b5cdf-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Shakespeares Richard III meets The Rolling Stones - Richard der III - der «böse Bube» der Weltliteratur. 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As she says, her book contains only one figure – herself – and the devil as a possibility. Its premiere takes place on 1 October 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/ich-erwarte-die-ankunft-des-teufels-73728/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Hans im Glück", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["literature/fairy-tales", "stage/puppetry"], "description": "'HANS IM GLÜCK' is a classroom piece for ages 8 and up from the Junge Schauspielhaus. It was written and directed by Till Wiebel, who turned the classic fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm into a commissioned one-man show for the Schauspielhaus Zürich. On stage, Jakob Leo Stark plays Hans, who quits his job as an actor after seven years and sets off with a lump of gold almost too heavy to carry to seek his fortune. On one last tour through classrooms he tells of adventures, shady encounters and moments of pure happiness, losing possessions while coming closer to his own idea of happiness.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/hans-im-gluck-69340/", "official_url": "https://www.schauspielhaus.ch/de/spielplan/38193/hans-im-glueck", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9575f5cecd565ab33b49d4fe59cbf04a89836f7c8e7522fbaf0b298d523b949-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Keep Cool - Comedy Musical", "start": "2026-10-08T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2026-11-15T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theater 11 Zürich", "address": "Thurgauerstrasse 7, 8050 Zürich", "price": "CHF 37.80–138.90 (nach Kategorie)", "price_from": "37.80", "price_to": "138.90", "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/musical", "comedy"], "description": "Keep Cool is a Swiss comedy musical from the 1990s, back in a new staging full of music, dance, comedy and emotional moments. The show is produced by Carré Event AG and stars Bastian Baker in the title role, with Viola Tami as Claire and Marco Rima as Big Daddy. It follows the swaggering Keep Cool, a would-be ladies' man who dreams of his breakthrough in Big Daddy's International Talent Show. Falling for Claire shakes his carefully built facade and forces him to choose between fame and love.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/keep-cool-comedy-musical-6666/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Vater Sprachen", "start": "2026-10-26T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-14T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Theater Neumarkt", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "theatre", "tags": ["stage/theatre"], "description": "„Vater Sprachen“ is a theatre piece running from this day onward. It is directed and performed by Chady Abu-Nijmeh. The piece is part of the programme of the theatre where it is shown. No further details about its content are given.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/zurich/events/vater-sprachen-31070/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}]}